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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,183, dated August26, 1884.

Application filed March 1'1, 1884. (N6 model.)

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER 0. DA- VIs, of Flemingsburg, in thecounty of Fleming and State of Kentucky, have inventeda.

\ le,ct upon the inside of the glass to pass freely to the outsidewithout coming in contact with the said bottom rail, whereby it isprotected I frominjury, and other advantages are gained. To this end myinvention consists in a metal strip to be attached upon the upper faceof thebottom rail of a sash, the said strip being provided with a ridgeto be atthe outer face of: the glass, and with rests or stays for the,

inner face of the same, and also with drainage-grooves, as will behereinafter more par- :ticularly described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawi ngs','forming part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate gorrespo ding'parts inboth the figures.

' 'Fignre l is perspective view of the bottom. portion of a window-sashhaving one of my protectors applied, and Fig. 2 is a cross section ofthe same on the line 00 w in Fig. 1.

A indicates the bottom rail of a sash, which has its upper face-formedwith an outwardlyinelining bevel, instead of being rabbeted andbevelediii, the usual manner.

B is a strip or plate of metal, which strip is adapted'to be securedupon the upper face of the bottom rail of the sash by screws or in anysuitable manner. Upon the strip B are secured, by soldering, brazing, orotherwise, angle-strips O, forming a shoulder, c, to bear upon the outerface of the glass D, and a bevel, d, extending from the glass outwardlyand downwardly, as shown. Grooves or gutters E are formed in the stripB,which grooves inshoulder c of the ridges O and the stays F serving tosupport the sheet of glass D against any inward or outward pressure uponthe same. I.

The grooves E may be pressed in the strip B and the ridges G securedthereon, as shown or the strip may be cast complete, ready for use.- Ido not. limit myself in this respect.

In use the strip B is put in place upon the lower rail of a sash,withits outer edge slightly.

projecting, the inner edge, I), turned down upon the inner side of thesash, and the device secured in place by screws. The glass can then beput in place, with itslower edge bearing upon the strip B. The stays Fmay be permanently secured to the strip B, but preferably will besecured in place, after the glass is put into the sash, by screws, andthe lip b may be turned when the strip is made.

This device acts as asash-proteetor, a plateglass rest, and aventilator, and serves to carry off any water collecting at the insideof the glass, either from sweat in cold weather or from other cause,and, owing to the ventila: tion secured by the drainagegrooves, it willin, a measure preventthe accumulation of frost upon the glass. Waterbeing kept from the sash, the sash will not become decayed and the glasswill not settlefas in an unprotected sash. ,Goods exposed for show arenot as liable' to injury from the moisture which gathers upon the glass.

Thisproteetor is more particularly intended for heavy plate-glass orshow windows, but is equally applicable to any window, and it may bemade of any suitable metal, but preferably of sheet copper or brass.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a strip forwindowsashes, provided with grooves E, whereby when said strip is placedbetween the lower edge of the glass and the sash-rail ventilating anddrainage spaces will be formed,

per side of the rail with drainage grooves, and 5 The combination, withthe sash A and supporting ridges and stays for the front and the glassD, of the metal strip B, having drain- 10 rear lower edges of the glass,substantially as age-grooves E, and provided with the ridges set forth.0, and of the stays F, substantially as specified. 5 4. In awindow-sashprotector, the colnbi- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAVIS.

nation,with the plate or strip 13, having drain- WVitnesses: I

age-grooves E, of the ridges G, and the stays DAVID WILLsON,

F, substantially as described. W. A. SUDDUTH.

